Q. The first organic compound synthesised in the laboratory was:
Answer: Urea
Notes: In 1828, German chemist Friedrish Wohler synthesized first organic compound, urea in the laboratory by heating ammonium cyanate (an inorganic compound).

• NH4CNO (Ammonium Cyanate) —> NH2CONH2 (Urea)

Soon, Kolbe, in 1845, synthesized Acetic acid in laboratory from Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen.

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